How many parks and green spaces are in South Hams? 38 public parks
South Hams has 38 public parks among 446 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 33 m²
- More green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.6
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in South HamsWhat are the largest parks in South Hams?
River Dart Country Park is the largest public park in South Hams, at 26.5 hectares. 15 of the 38 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| River Dart Country Park | 26.5 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 1.5 hectares |
| Royal Avenue Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Stray Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Duncombe Park | 5,984 m² |
| Leechwell Garden | 3,031 m² |
| The Park | 2,683 m² |
| Jubilee Gardens | 2,547 m² |
| Sugary Green | 2,034 m² |
| The Green | 1,591 m² |
| Brittons Field | 1,148 m² |
| The Green | 870 m² |
| Heath's Garden | 535 m² |
| Rowe Hall Memory Garden | 261 m² |
| Cattle Market Garden | 202 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Hams?
Playing fields cover the most ground in South Hams: 137 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 137 hectares · 68 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 48.3 hectares · 38 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 29.6 hectares · 76 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 26.3 hectares · 25 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 23.7 hectares · 48 sites |
| Cemeteries | 19.3 hectares · 32 sites |
| Play spaces | 10.4 hectares · 115 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.9 hectares · 26 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.8 hectares · 8 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 334 hectares · 10 sites |
Does South Hams have a lot of green space?
About average. South Hams has 33 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Devon. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South HamsThis area | 33 m² per resident |
| Devon | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
Which parts of South Hams have the most green space?
Holne has the most green space per resident of the 61 areas of South Hams, at about 887 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HolneVery High | 887 m² per resident |
| AshpringtonVery High | 150 m² per resident |
| BrixtonVery High | 115 m² per resident |
| UgboroughVery High | 106 m² per resident |
| ChivelstoneVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| StavertonVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| DartingtonHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| Stoke FlemingHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| CornworthyHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Shaugh PriorHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| HolbetonHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| CornwoodHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| HarbertonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| West AlvingtonHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| Aveton GiffordHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| MalboroughHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| DartmouthHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| DittishamHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HarfordHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| LoddiswellHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| KingstonTypical | 37 m² per resident |
| ErmingtonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| Stoke GabrielTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| SalcombeTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| ModburyTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| YealmptonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| Newton and NossTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| WemburyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| MarldonLow | 23 m² per resident |
| BickleighLow | 23 m² per resident |
| North HuishLow | 22 m² per resident |
| South BrentLow | 21 m² per resident |
| KingsbridgeLow | 20 m² per resident |
| ThurlestoneLow | 20 m² per resident |
| South PoolLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BigburyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| East PortlemouthLow | 17 m² per resident |
| DiptfordVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| TotnesVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Dean PriorVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| WoodleighVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| East AllingtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BlackawtonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| South HuishVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| CharletonVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| SlaptonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| RatteryVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| SparkwellVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Berry PomeroyVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| South MiltonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| StokenhamVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| ChurchstowVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| LittlehempstonVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| IvybridgeVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| KingswearVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| StreteVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| RingmoreVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Halwell and MoreleighVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| Frogmore and SherfordVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Buckland-Tout-SaintsVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
| West BuckfastleighVery Low | under 1 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about South Hams?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in South Hams.
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:09 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Hams dataset covers 4,960 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.